also by hillco partners. a texas government affairs consultancy. and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation. - i'm evan smith she's an acclaimed poet, critic and novelist best known for the handmaid's tale, cat's eye, the blind assassin, and oryx and crake. her latest book the heart goes last has just been published. she's margaret atwood this is overheard. (inspiring music) (applause) - [evan] let's be honest is this about the ability to learn or about the experience of not having to talk at all. how have you avoided what has befallen other nations in africa-- you say that he had made his own bed, but you caused him to sleep in it. you saw a problem and over time took it on-- (laughter) let's start with the sizzle before we get to the steak. are you going to run for president? i think i just got an f from you actually. (applause) margaret atwood welcome. - thank you. - very nice to have you here. - lovely to be here. - so interested in this new book, congratulations on it. may i say nobody does dystopian like you do dystopian. (laughs) - is that

also by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy. and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation. - i'm evan smith, she's a codiannd an actrs whose credits include mr.show w, - i'mthe larry sanders show a codand, most memorably, 24 and its miniseries reboot, 24: live another day. she's mary lynn rajskub, this is overheard. - [evan voiceover] let's be honest, is this about the ability to learn, or is this about the experience of not having been taught properly? how have you avoided what has befallen other nations in africa... you cod say that he made his own bed, but you caused him to sleep in it. now you saw a problem and, over time, took it on and... let's start with the sizzle before we get to the steak. are you gonna run for president? i think i just got an "f" from you. this is overheard. - [evan] mary lynn, welcome. - [mary lynn] hi. - [both] nice to see you. - very nice to meet you. so, i'm catching you now as you're out on tour doing stand-up, which you do a fair amount of these days. - yes. thank you for catching me. - [evan] w

also by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy. and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation. - i'm evan smith, he's an investor and philanthropist who co-founded america online, and has spent the better part of three decades as a thought leader on technology, innovation, and the digital age. his new book, a new york times best seller, is the third wave, an entrepreneur's vision of the future. he's steve case, this is overheard. (audience applauding) - [voiceover] let's be honest, is this about the ability to learn, or is this about the experience of not having been taught by it. how have you avoided what has befallen other nations in africa? you can say that he's made his own bed, but you caused him to sleep in it. no, you sought a problem, and overtime, took it on and, let's start with the sizzle before we get to the steak. are you going to run for president? i think i just got an f from you guys, when this is over. (audience applauding) - steve case, welcome. - good to be with you. - nice to see you. so when i heard about this b

also by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy. and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation. - i'm evan smith, he's a four time academy award nominee, twice an actor and twice as a screenwriter, who's new film is born to be blue, about the life of the jazz trumpeter chet baker. he's ethan hawke, this is overheard. - [voiceover] let's be honest, is this about the ability to learn, or is this about the experience of not having been taught properly. how have you avoided what has befallen other nations in africa... you could say that he made his own bed, but you caused him to sleep in it. you saw a problem and overtime took it on... let's start with the sizzle before we get to the steak, are you going to run for president? i think i just got an f from you actually. this is overheard. (applause) - ethan hawke, welcome. - thank you. - nice to see you again. - yeah, nice to see you. - i'm inclined to ask you why chet baker, but it turns out this is not the first time you've thought about playing chet baker on film. - no, interestingly...